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National
Colombia
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Masacre Channels the Echoes of Conflict on South America in 2026
Masacre, Medellín’s “Ultra Metal” pioneers, descend on the Southern Cone, transforming the lingering scars of…
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Thy Antichrist Unleashes the Beast on the Southern Cone in 2026
Nietzschean philosophy meets the fury of the Southern Cone as the band confirms a historic…
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No Raza: ‘Tyrona’ Rite at Coliseo Manchester, Antioquia in January
Ancestral Tairona echoes meet the ferocity of Colombia’s Aburrá Valley as death metal titans No…
Critique
Records
Gatherings
Conventions
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Danny Elfman: Bridging Music and Macabre at Oddities & Overtures in San Diego
Oddities & Overtures finds Danny Elfman merging music, macabre art, and personal aesthetic into a…
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Creep I.E. Con 2025: A Premier Horror and Pop Culture Convention in Southern California
Creep I.E. Con unites horror enthusiasts, creators, and collectors for an immersive three-day experience at…
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NecronomiCon Providence: Critical Dialogues on Race and Power in the Weird Genre
NecronomiCon Providence has grown from a Lovecraft-focused event into a global festival celebrating weird literature,…
Visuals
Exhibitions
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Ellaya Yefymova: A Refugee’s Vision of Mortality at the ‘Tzompantli’ Exhibition in Aveiro
Ellaya Yefymova contributes to ‘Tzompantli – Exposição Coletiva Internacional’ in Aveiro, Portugal, with works shaped…
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AExpo 2025-2026: Gothic and Speculative Art Framed as Critical Discourse from Latin America
AExpo 2025’s exhibition program, curated by Atmostfear Entertainment, will present dark, symbolic, and speculative works…
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Obscura BCN 2025: Shadows Take Center Stage in Europe’s First Dark Art Fair
The exhibition Obscura BCN 2025, opening November 29 at Sala Andy Warhol, Nau Bòstik, presents…
International Cultural Festival
AExpo
A comprehensive exploration of the contemporary vanguard, uniting art, film, literature, fashion, music and technology.
The festival’s program of exhibitions, conferences, workshops, and performances is dedicated to the gothic and the surreal, all driven by a core mission of social responsibility.
Venues
Performances
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Moonspell: Opus Diabolicum in México and Lusitanian Howl in Bogotá in March
On March 17, 2026, in Bogotá, Moonspell will channel three decades of dark metal history,…
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Rivers of Nihil: Andean Debut at Boro Room, Bogotá in February
Reading’s industrial melancholia meets Bogotá’s high-altitude intensity as Rivers of Nihil arrive for a debut…
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Cynic: A Convergence of Astral and Brutalist Sound at Capital Live Music, Bogotá in January
Florida astral spirituality and New York urban dissonance meet in the Andes to transform a…
Archives
History
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Misanthropy Records: Art, Murder, and the Unlikely Story of a 90s Record Label
Born from the fallout of a murder that shocked the Norwegian music scene, one fan’s…
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Eternal Tears of Sorrow: The Final Chapter of a Melodic Death Metal Legacy
Finnish melodic death metal pioneers Eternal Tears of Sorrow have officially announced their disbandment, bringing…
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Anorexia Nervosa: Reflecting on Their Impact and Influence in Black Metal’s Evolution
Anorexia Nervosa’s innovative fusion of classical grandeur and black metal ferocity inaugurates The Vault. This…
Society
Culture
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Libyan Queen Lamia’s Ancient Grief Became the Sterile Kiss of Victorian London
A mother’s raw, child-devouring grief was systematically tamed and polished into the Victorian vampire’s sterile,…
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Inquisition Secrets: The Occult Beliefs of Inquisitors and Torture as Ritual
The Inquisition’s paradox lies in its ritualized methods, mirroring the occult practices it sought to…
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Flesh and Fear: The Body Gothic in Modern Horror and Literature
Body Gothic shifts fear from haunted spaces to the human body itself, exposing its fragility,…
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Alkaloid: Weaponizing Baroque Against the Cosmic Emptiness with ‘Bach Out of Bounds’
Alkaloid dismantles the barrier between the sacred and the profane, fusing Bach’s divine order with…
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Genus Ordinis Dei: ‘The Land East Of Eden,’ ‘Awakening’ and the Exegesis of the Exile
Italian symphonic death metal band Genus Ordinis Dei chronicles the first murder on their new…
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Inthraced: From Karelian Earth to Cosmic Void with ‘Constellation Zero’
In North Karelia, Inthraced abandons the moss-covered myths of the past to embrace a cold,…
Featured
Releases
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Amnesiak: Reviving the Specter of British Gothic Doom with ‘Arkfiend’
In their debut full-length album, the London-based duo synthesizes the crushing weight of doom metal…
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A Projection: A Manifesto of Artistic Resilience with the ‘Section’ Reissue
Returning to the pivotal juncture where internal strife sparked a darkwave classic, this 2025 reissue…
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Worm: Exhuming the Ostentatious Gold of 1996 with ‘Necropalace’
As the Floridian shapeshifters graduate to Century Media Records, they trade the humidity of the…
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Arcturus: When the Circus Came to Hell and the Grand Heresy of ‘La Masquerade Infernale’
In 1997, at the height of Norwegian black metal’s notoriety, the band Arcturus released an…
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Cacophonous Records: The Devil’s Bargain that Made Metal Weird, and Paid the Price
The story of Cacophonous Records is a parable of art versus commerce. It shows how…
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Sonic Visions and Urban Canvases: How Interactive Art Is Transforming Public Spaces
Urban centers have long been the stage for cultural expression, but something fascinating is happening…
Freedom
Blogs
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Gothic Women Egalitarianism Within the Goth Scene
Gothic women use the confines of the scene, where they are relatively safe from an…
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Awe-inspiring festivals that revere the gothic subculture
A look into noteworthy festivals that draw crowds from different countries of the world to…
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The modern biases of Gothic in contemporary expressionism
In a field of study as well-established as the Gothic, it is surprising how much…
Sociology
Lifestyle
Modifications
Corporeal
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Tattooing, Tattoo Collectors and Tattooists as Deviants
This article looks at two groups within the most elite realm of tattooing, tattoo collectors…
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Is Inscribing the Body a Modern Anthropological Attraction?
From anthropological curiosity to fairground attraction, sub-cultural marking to a fashion statement, tattoos have been…
Explorations
Traveling
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Gothic Art Architecture, Painting, Sculpture Across Europe
Gothic art, being exclusively religious art, lent powerful tangible weight to the growing power of…
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The Romanesque Saxon Churches in Mediaeval Transylvania
Saxon Churches have recently attracted a growing number of tourists. Perhaps this is due to…
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The Most Haunting Places to Visit in Europe
Europe has several locations noteworthy of a reliable overview of the eerie, and wicked that…
Screening
Cinema
Readings
Bookshelf
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Edgar Allan Poe: Celebrating Poe’s Most Mysterious Tale—His Own Demise
We explore the lasting influence of the “Master of Macabre,” focusing on the baffling and unsolved mystery of his final…
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‘Be Not Afraid’: A Structured Horror Narrative Examining Faith and Isolation in Rural America
‘Be Not Afraid’ is a North American horror comic by Jude Ellison S. Doyle and Lisandro Estherren, scheduled for release…
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‘Blood Type’: EC Comics Shifts to Serialized Horror With a New Editorial and Visual Format
‘Blood Type,’ scheduled for release on June 18, 2025 by EC Comics, introduces the publisher’s first serialized horror series, led…
Brands